Extortion case: ATC sentences two men to five years
According to the prosecution, the two men had extorted money from a trader of Temple Market, Abdul Sattar.
The court found Muhammad Zeeshan and Muhammad Siddiq guilty of extorting money from the complainant. PHOTO: FILE
KARACHI:
An anti-terrorism court on Friday sentenced two men to five years in prison in an extortion case. The court found Muhammad Zeeshan and Muhammad Siddiq guilty of extorting money from the complainant, Abdul Sattar.
The first additional district and sessions judge, South, Shahid Hussain Chandio, pronounced the verdict after recording the evidence from witnesses and hearing the final arguments from both the sides. The court also imposed a fine of Rs10,000 each on Zeeshan and Siddiq. They will have to spend an additional six months in prison in case of non-payment.
According to the prosecution, the two men had extorted money from a trader of Temple Market, Abdul Sattar, and threatened him with dire consequences if he didn’t pay. Sattar didn’t inform the law enforcers about the incident until he received another call from the culprits who demanded more money.
After the call, Sattar moved an application to the police and Citizens Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) who caught the men red handed when they came to collect the money from the complainant in the limits of Napier police station in November, 2012.
Case No. 141/12 under section 386 (extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt), 387 (putting a person in fear of death or of grievous hurt in order to commit extortion) and 34 (common intention) of the Pakistan Penal Code read with Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997, was lodged against the accused at Napier police station. The complainant identified the men during an identification parade held before a judicial magistrate. The accused were remanded back to jail custody to serve out their sentence.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 18th, 2013.
An anti-terrorism court on Friday sentenced two men to five years in prison in an extortion case. The court found Muhammad Zeeshan and Muhammad Siddiq guilty of extorting money from the complainant, Abdul Sattar.
The first additional district and sessions judge, South, Shahid Hussain Chandio, pronounced the verdict after recording the evidence from witnesses and hearing the final arguments from both the sides. The court also imposed a fine of Rs10,000 each on Zeeshan and Siddiq. They will have to spend an additional six months in prison in case of non-payment.
According to the prosecution, the two men had extorted money from a trader of Temple Market, Abdul Sattar, and threatened him with dire consequences if he didn’t pay. Sattar didn’t inform the law enforcers about the incident until he received another call from the culprits who demanded more money.
After the call, Sattar moved an application to the police and Citizens Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) who caught the men red handed when they came to collect the money from the complainant in the limits of Napier police station in November, 2012.
Case No. 141/12 under section 386 (extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt), 387 (putting a person in fear of death or of grievous hurt in order to commit extortion) and 34 (common intention) of the Pakistan Penal Code read with Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997, was lodged against the accused at Napier police station. The complainant identified the men during an identification parade held before a judicial magistrate. The accused were remanded back to jail custody to serve out their sentence.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 18th, 2013.